Also known as: The Polish six-time Grand Slam champion
Polish tennis player who won the French Open title twelve months before Wimbledon 2026, retiring from Madrid due to viral illness.
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Citizen Digital
… Twelve months after Sinner and women's champion Iga Swiatek captivated Wimbledon with their respective triumphs, the All England Club storylines are richer and more varied than ever. …
Sinner, Djokovic headline Wimbledon's star-studded opening dayCitizen Digital
… A victory in the second round would raise the possibility of a potential blockbuster third round tie against reigning champion Iga Swiatek, who starts her title defence against American Taylor Townsend. …
Serena Williams to face Joint in Wimbledon return after four-year absenceCitizen Digital
… Chwalinska was roared on by thousands of Polish fans, who were perhaps expecting to be watching four-time champion Iga Swiatek, during her semi-final win over Diana Shnaider. …
Chwalinska bidding to take final step at French Open against AndreevaCitizen Digital
… One, Iga Swiatek is in action on Sunday, her 25th birthday. The Polish third seed has won Wimbledon and the US Open once each and Roland Garros four times, the last three in a row until she was deposed by Aryna Sabalenka in last year's semi-finals. …
Pressure turns to Zverev, Ruud as French Open week two beginsCitizen Digital
… Four-time women's champion Iga Swiatek opens play Friday on Court Philippe Chatrier against Magda Linette in an all-Polish encounter. …
Djokovic meets Fonseca in French Open generation gameCitizen Digital
… Iga Swiatek, the erstwhile 'queen of clay', has of late shown glimpses of the form that took her to world number one and four Roland Garros titles in the early 2020s. …
Stuttering Sabalenka seeks to set down marker at Roland GarrosCitizen Digital
… Saturday's win over Gauff was her third in a row against a player in the top four of the world rankings -- including Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina - ahead of the French Open which starts next weekend. …
Svitolina sees off Gauff to win Italian Open, Sinner in men's title showdownThe Standard
… Naomi Osaka could face three-time Rome champion Iga Swiatek in the last 16 of the women's tournament after easily seeing off Diana Schnaider 6-1, 6-2. …
Prizmic follows up on Djokovic exploit by reaching Italian Open last 16Citizen Digital
… However, Poland's Iga Swiatek, a four-time French Open singles champion, believes boycotting tournaments "is a bit extreme". …
Sabalenka ready to boycott Grand Slams over prize moneyCitizen Digital
Swiatek laid low by illness, Sabalenka into Madrid Open last 16 By AFP April 26, 2026 11:00 (EAT) Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka returns the ball to Romania’s Jacqueline Cristian during their 2026 WTA Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament third round singles match at the Caja Magica in Ma …
Swiatek laid low by illness, Sabalenka into Madrid Open last 16Jannik Sinner begins his bid for a second successive Wimbledon title as the grass-court Grand Slam opens with star-studded lineups including Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, and returning Serena Williams, twelve months after Sinner and Iga Swiatek won their respective titles.
22 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Jannik Sinner begins his bid for a second successive Wimbledon title as the grass-court Grand Slam opens with star-studded lineups including Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, and returning Serena Williams, twelve months after Sinner and Iga Swiatek won their respective titles.
22 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion, returns to singles action at Wimbledon after four years away, having been drawn to play Australia's Maya Joint in the first round following a wild card entry.
26 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Poland's Maja Chwalinska, ranked outside the top 100 before the tournament, has reached the French Open final as a qualifier and will face Mirra Andreeva on Saturday. If she wins, she would become only the second qualifier in the professional era to win a Grand Slam singles title, after Emma Raducanu.
5 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
With Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic eliminated, the French Open has no previous Grand Slam singles winners remaining. Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud, three-time major-final losers, now face the opportunity to claim the men's title in the final.
31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic will meet Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca in the French Open third round on Friday, with Djokovic seeking his record 25th Grand Slam title and pursuing an opportunity created by Jannik Sinner's shock exit and Carlos Alcaraz's absence from Paris.
29 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World number one Aryna Sabalenka arrives in Paris for the French Open seeking to win her first Roland Garros title after losing in the final last year to Coco Gauff. The four-time Grand Slam champion's dominance in women's tennis has begun to show cracks after a strong start to the clay-court season.
19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated USA's Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 to win the Italian Open on Saturday, claiming her third Rome title and 20th career tournament triumph. Jannik Sinner advanced to the men's final to face Casper Ruud.
17 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Croatian tennis player Dino Prizmic, 20, advanced to the last 16 of the Italian Open by defeating France's Ugo Humbert 6-1, 7-5 on Sunday, following his earlier upset of Novak Djokovic. Prizmic qualified for the main draw and aims to reach the top 30 by the end of the year.
10 May 2026 · The Standard →
World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she is ready to boycott Grand Slam tournaments to secure a greater share of prize money, arguing that players deserve higher compensation and that a boycott may be necessary to fight for their rights.
5 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Polish sixth-seeded Iga Swiatek was forced to retire during the third round of the Madrid Open on Saturday after contracting a stomach virus, while reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the last 16 and extended her winning run to 14 matches.
26 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →